United Nations Treaty Series

The United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS) is the result of article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, which states as follows: 1. Every treaty and every international agreement entered into by any Member of the United Nations after the present Charter comes into force shall as soon as possible be registered with the Secretariat and published by it. 2. No party to any such treaty or international agreement which has not been registered in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article may invoke that treaty or agreement before any organ of the United Nations. On December 16, 1946, the United Nations General Assembly passed resolution 97, which laid the rules for the registration of international agreements by the UN Secretariat. The UNTS is by far the largest collection of treaties, running to some 2500 volumes containing 158,000 treaties from 1946. Its predecessor was the League of Nations Treaty Series (LNTS).

In accordance with Article 102 of the Charter and the relevant General Assembly Resolutions, every treaty and international agreement registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat since 1946 is published in the United Nations Treaty Series. At present, the collection includes about 30,000 treaties reproduced in their authentic languages, together with translations into English and French, as necessary. The Treaty Series, where treaties are published in the chronological order of registration, also provides details about their subsequent history (i.e., participation in a treaty, reservations, amendments, termination, etc.). Comprehensive Indices covering 50-volume-lots are published separately. A Standing Order service is available for the Series and out-of-print volumes are available on microfiche.

Under Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations every treaty and every international agreement entered into by any Member of the United Nations after the coming into force of the Charter shall, as soon as possible, be registered with the Secretariat and published by it. Furthermore, no party to a treaty or international agreement subject to registration which has not been registered may invoke that treaty or agreement before any organ of the United Nations. The General Assembly, by resolution 97 (I), established regulations to give effect to Article 102 of the Charter (see text of the regulations, vol. 859, p.,VIII).

Convention between the Government of the Republic of Austria and the Government of the Republic of Moldova for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on property (with protocol). Vienna, 29 April 2004

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Austria and the Government of the State of Kuwait for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on capital and for the fostering of economic relations (with protocol). Vienna, 13 June 2002

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Austria and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and on capital (with protocol). Vienna, 11 March 2002

Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Argentine Republic on the promotion of a clean development mechanism as provided in article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol. Buenos Aires, 15 April 2004

Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Principality of Monaco on the inclusion of Monegasque fire-fighters in French rescue teams during operations by the latter outside French territory, in the event of a natural disaster or major technological accident. Monaco, 21 May 2004

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on international transport of passengers and goods by road (with protocol of implementation). Tashkent, 20 February 1997